Cosmas Magaya
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Cosmas Magaya | |
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| Born | October 5, 1953 |
| Died | July 10, 2020 (aged 66) Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Occupations | Musician, teacher |
| Instrument | Mbira |
| Website | humwe |
Cosmas Magaya (5 October 1953 – 10 July 2020[1]) was a Zimbabwean mbira musician.[2]
Raised in the rural areas of Mhondoro-Ngezi, Magaya played a role in the research of musicologist Paul Berliner's books The Soul of Mbira (1978), The Art of Mbira (2019), coauthored with Berliner Mbira's Restless Dance (2020) and also performed mbira on the accompanying Soul of Mbira audio recordings released by Nonesuch Records. Magaya performed internationally in Europe and the United States with Mhuri Yekwa Rwizi, and the Zimbabwe Group Leaders Mbira Ensemble, including members Hakurotwi Mude, Beauler Dyoko, Chaka Chawasarira, Simon Magaya and Paul Berliner.[3]
Magaya died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe on 10 July 2020.
